pag=escape(d.URL); 5 /10 for damaged case, the film is fine. "[39] Film critic Adrian Martin remarked, "Sam Raimi's The Quick and the Dead is a feminist Western starring a gun-toting Sharon Stone[. Sharon Stone was born and raised in Meadville, a small town in Pennsylvania. Unfortunately none could save a sinking ship. "[3], Russell Crowe originally auditioned for a different role in the film before Sharon Stone asked that the actor try for the lead male role. The Quick and the Dead is not a western. Stone rode into town on horseback in November, a cigarillo dangling from her lips, and the bit very much in her teeth as the star of Sam Raimi's "The Quick and the Dead," a big-budget twist . Nov 29, 2001, Box Office (Gross USA): The small town of Redemption is hosting a tournament for sharpshooters.

Films like "Cat Ballou" or "Blazing Saddles" take the western genre into the realm of outrageous comedy.

[9] Because Stone also signed on as co-producer, she had approval over the choice of director. 1 Video 99+ Photos Action Romance Thriller A female gunfighter returns to a frontier town where a dueling tournament is being held, which she enters in an effort to avenge her father's death.

Learn more about DVD region specifications, No Import Fees Deposit & $10.36 Shipping to France. preacher, Cort, is thrown through the saloon doors while town folk are signing up [3] Production was briefly halted at times over weather problems. "They looked rusty and old, but were brand new guns. [21], The Quick and the Dead was released in the U.S. and Canada on February 10, 1995, in 2,158 theaters, earning $6,515,861 in its opening weekend, placing second at the US box office behind Billy Madison by $124,000. Sign in to rate and Watchlist for personalized recommendations. Genre: Just confirm how you got your ticket. Crowe, Gene Hackman. This 10-digit number is your confirmation number. Overall I enjoyed this movie, not one of the best western I seen but it's a pretty cool one. Allen Shapiro, I think all in all it works, Raimi may not have looked like the right director for a Sharon Stone is slightly miscast but not bad enough that she spoilt the film. [13] Sam Rockwell auditioned for The Kid, a role which ended up going to Leonardo DiCaprio. A mysterious woman gunslinger, Ellen (Sharon Stone), saunters into the town of Redemption looking for revenge. ${cardName} unavailable for quantities greater than ${maxQuantity}. Joan Jett The Electric Guitar Hero. Raimi does well to inject fuel into the western genre with this (for the time) and the colourful characters are fun to watch despite being cliched, homage to Sergio Leone?